this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2023
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[–] nomecks@lemmy.world 124 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell?

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A Cell with huge mitochondria?

[–] obi_one@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] PatFussy@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I was thinking the dots meant it would be

Ion transportation through a cell.

But yours is probably right

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

That's would also be my guess

[–] Taika@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn I would have considered it below average humor if I didn’t know any better..

[–] sarchar@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago

Clearly you're wrong. Just check the text at the bottom of the image, it plainly states the correct level of humor involved here.

[–] dulce_3t_decorum_3st@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Roses are red, it's hot like hell, I've exposed my intestines, and, oh god, the smell!

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There's some kind of crap,

Inside the pea shell.

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

This ain't no pun chief

[–] SiegeRhino@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago
[–] niyrme@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

how do people still not know it's multiple

mitochondriae are the powerhouses of the cell

(I may be incorrect about the spelling of th word lol)

[–] Mercival@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mitochondria is plural. Mitochondrion is singular. They're still wrong though.

[–] niyrme@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

ya I guess that makes a lot more sense than mitochondriae

[–] sixty@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A maze in avocado?

Amazing avocado.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Lmao. It's the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

[–] Schooner@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Peak humor. I know because it said so.

[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bruh how funny is it that every person around the world knows this in the exact same way?! 🤣🤣🤣

[–] scubbo@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

around the world

IME it's a uniquely American joke.

[–] Cheesus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

This is a great day for Canada, and therefore the world.

[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, Europe doesn't exist

[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

"The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell" is not an American joke.

It's a simplified explanation to a scientific fact.